Metallic post.



wihwaawo L. C. SHARP. METALLIC POST.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR.24, 1905.

PATENTBD MAY 8, 1906 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

METALLIC POST- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed March 24, 1905, Serial No. 251.905.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEE 0. SHARP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Posts, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to metallic posts formed from rolled-metalsections; and it is the object thereof to provide in a post of thisclass a form involving the use of a minimum amount of material insecuring the needed strength in the post, having an enlargedground-engaging or base portion, having means adapting the same to bedriven into the ground, and combining with the foregoing the advantagesof requiring a small amount of labor and handling and of avoiding wasteof material in the manufacture thereof.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a construction embodying myinvention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rolledsections from which the post is made, said sections being in positionready to be joined together. Fig. 2 is a view of the completed post.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same; and Fig. iis a detail edge view ofone of the wings of the completed post, showing the enlargement at thepoint of juncture between the two rolled sections from which the post isformed.

In the construction shown the post is formed from the rolled metalY-sections 1 and 2, the section 1 forming the upper portion of the 0stand the section 2 forming the enlarged Ease or ground-engaging portionof the post. The thickness of the wings of the two sections issubstantially the same; but the wings of the section 2 are of greaterradial length than those of the section 1, so that when the sections arejoined a portion of said wings form shoulders 3, adapting the post to bedriven into the ground in the manner described in my Patent No.784,437,issued March 7, 1905.

The two sections forming the post are preferably joined by welding, thusforming an integral body of metal. The well-known electrio-weldingprocesses are particularly adaptable to usefor this purpose. When thesections are welded together, it is possible with the same operation tocause a slight upsetting of the ends of the sections at the weld, and Iprefer to so upset the said ends, thus forming the enlargement orswelling 4 at the point of juncture between the sections and giving aslightly-greater body of metal at that part of the post which mustresist the greatest stress in use.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the arts involved in themanufacture of this post that the sections 1 and 2 may be rolled insuitable sizes and lengths such that the length of sections needed toform the post may be cut therefrom without waste, the only otheroperation required to complete the post being the welding of thesections.

While I have shown a post formed from Y- sections, such contructionbeing preferable in most intances, it will be obvious that my inventionmay apply to a post formed from sections of any form comprising aplurality of wings extending radially from a common center.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is

A metallic fence-post made up of a vertically-flanged base and avertically-fianged post abutted therewith, the flanges of the postsbeing upset at their lower end throughout their width to form swellingsand oppositely-disposed lips for engagement upon the sides of thecorresponding flanges of the base, the upsetting of the post-flangesbeing done While the base and post are in abutting relation to effect apermanent connection therebetween.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two witnesses.

LEE 0. SHARP. Witnesses:

D. O. BARNELL, J. Gr. ARMSTRONG.

